2021 in France

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Events in the year 2021 in France.

Incumbents

• President – Emmanuel Macron (REM)
• Prime Minister – Jean Castex (REM)

Events

Ongoing — COVID-19 pandemic in France

January to March

• 4 March – The government bans Génération Identitaire (Generation Identity), an Identitarian nationalist anti-immigration movement.^[1]
• 5 March – Member of Parliament Sophie Auconie resigns from the National Assembly.^[2]
• 7 March – Member of Parliament Olivier Dassault is killed in a plane crash.^[3]

April to June

• 21 April – The Valeurs Actuelles published an open letter, with 20 retired generals and 1,000 military personnel warning the country was heading for "civil war" due to Islamist religious extremism.^{[4][5][6][7][8]}
• 23 April - Rambouillet knife attack

July to September

• 17 July – Over 100,000 people protest across France against Emmanuel Macron's plan to require COVID-19 vaccinations for health workers, along with other restrictions on unvaccinated citizens.^[9]
• 23 July – 8 August – France compete at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan and win 10 gold, 12 silver, and 11 bronze medals.^[10]
• 7 August
  • Handball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament: France defeats Denmark, became the first country to claim the Olympic men's handball title for a third time.^[11]
  • Volleyball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament: France defeats Russia, becoming the first to win gold in Tokyo.^[12]
• 8 August – Handball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament: France defeats Russia, becoming the first to win gold in Tokyo.^[13]

October to December

• 24 November – November 2021 English Channel disaster
• 19 December - The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021 is held at the La Seine Musicale, and is won by Armenian singer Maléna with the song "Qami Qami".

Deaths

• 8 February – Ghédalia Tazartès, musician (b. 1947)
• 1 September – Jean-Denis Bredin, lawyer (b. 1929)
• 6 September
  • Jean-Pierre Adams, footballer (b. 1948)
  • Jean-Paul Belmondo, actor (b. 1933)

See also

Country overviews

• France
• History of France
• History of modern France
• Outline of France
• Government of France
• Politics of France
• Years in France
• Timeline of France history
• List of French films of 2021

Related timelines for current period

• 2021
• 2021 in the European Union
• 2021 in politics and government

References

1. "France bans far-right anti-migrant group Generation Identity". 3 March 2021. Archived from the original on 21 May 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
2. "Sophie Métadier : l'héritière de Sophie Auconie se lance vers la députation". Magcentre (in French). 16 March 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-03-16. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
3. "French MP and billionaire Olivier Dassault dies in helicopter crash". BBC News. 2021-03-07. Archived from the original on 2021-03-07. Retrieved 2021-03-08.
4. Samuel, Henry (26 April 2021). "Retired generals' warning of impending 'civil war' in France sparks political storm". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 2 May 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
5. "Anger as ex-generals warn of 'deadly civil war' in France". BBC News. 27 April 2021.
6. "Ex-generals face sanctions after they warn of 'civil war' in France". 28 April 2021. Archived from the original on 2 May 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
7. "French soldiers who warned of 'civil war' to face sanctions | DW | 29.04.2021". Deutsche Welle. Archived from the original on 2021-05-02. Retrieved 2021-05-02.
8. "French soldiers to face military court over letter warning of 'civil war'". TheGuardian.com. 29 April 2021.
9. "French protests call for 'freedom' amid government vaccine push". Reuters. 17 July 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-07-19. Retrieved 2021-07-19.
10. "Tokyo 2020 Medal Table". Olympics. Archived from the original on 8 February 2022. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
11. "France beats Denmark to win Olympic gold in men's handball". France 24. 7 August 2021. Archived from the original on 15 November 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
12. "France wins Olympic Gold in Men's Volleyball for the first time". France 24. 7 August 2021. Archived from the original on 15 November 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
13. "France wins Olympic Gold in Women's Handball". France 24. 8 August 2021. Archived from the original on 16 February 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.